Izuku Midoriya
Things were getting better, I was able to walk short distances and eat solid food again, but my mom still wouldn't tell me what was happening to me. I know something serious has to be going on, why else would a doctor talk to my mom and not me? I want to know, I think I have the right to know too.
"Izuku," Mom opened the door to my hospital room just as I was sitting down, physical therapy makes me super duper tired, "You have some friends who want to visit."
"Oh?" If it was Kacchan mom wouldn't be the one telling me this because he just walks in, "Who is it?" I can probably guess that Ururaka will visit, she texted me saying she would. Maybe Shinso, I can't think of anybody else though?
"Oh uh..." Mom's face tinted pink and she laughed a little, "Well I forgot their names but I've never met them before." That makes sense, mom only ever knew my elementary school friends since I didn't have middle school friends, I've only kept in contact with Kacchan-I don't even remember the names of my other friends.
Mom opened the door further and a few people entered, the first being Ururaka. I grinned and she ran over and gave me one of her hugs, she's a really good hugger, "If you ever do this again I'll cry!" She shouted.
"I-It wasn't on purpose!" I replied and she only hugged me tighter, "A-Ah Ururaka I-I can't breathe."
"Oh oops," She relaxed and stepped back, "Tsu wanted to visit too!" She moved and right there were Tsu and some other people. Shinso, of course, Todoroki, and Iida! Except for Shinso I've never seen these guys in anything except their school uniforms. It was cool seeing their casual styles but they kept to the aesthetics I'd pegged them for.
"Hi Midoriya," Tsu smiled and held something out, oh a gift! She set it beside me and I picked it up, "It's not much but I got it for you, kerro."
I never minded how expensive or gimmicky a gift is, a gift is a gift and it's thoughtful no matter what it is. Inside the gift bag was a small box that I opened to find a phone charm of the moon, "I love it, Tsu. Thanks so much." I smiled at her and she seemed happy. I got my phone out and attached the charm while thinking, "I didn't think Todoroki would come..." Wait crap, "D-Did I say that out loud?"
"It's fine," Todoroki's voice is so deep! That surprised me, I haven't heard him talk a lot. Only when answering questions in class, "I wouldn't have except I had to carry you to Recovery Girl and then Bakugo wouldn't fully answer my questions. I ended up with blood all over my costume, Tsu told me you had an illness but even she didn't know what it was. So I wanted to know what it was."
"I-I'm super sorry about the costume!" Todoroki ignored that, now I feel bad. His hero costume is white, I must have stained it. Oh God how embarrassing. Maybe I should buy him something as an apology?
Iida began robot chopping his arms which made Shinso move far away from him, Shinso hates sudden movement, "I also wish to know!" He shouted, "I was very concerned when you became unresponsive! As Class Rep, and as your friend, I wish to know how best to assist you in the future!" Iida yells a lot, he's like Kacchan, but Iida isn't angry when he yells that's just his voice's natural volume I guess.
"O-Okay I-I can answer that just um don't tell anybody else," After I made them all promise not to let my secret out I began to explain my illness in simple terms, "Basically-um, I'm not quirkless." Tsu croaked and I remembered when I'd told her I was back on the ship, "So what happened was in kindergarten I got my quirk like everybody else but my body can't handle it so I ended up in the hospital. I can't use my quirk and having it weakens me and so...things like a temperature change can cause problems," I shifted a little as I remembered the other add on of the diagnoses, "I'm actually about four years past when I was expected to die..." I realized the mood shifted so I moved my shirt's collar down to show them my black choker to try and make them forget that, "Also this usually beeps or goes off to tell me I'm in danger of an episode and will contact emergency personnel when I do. But...um I turned it off during the attack to try and alert Recovery Girl."
"I remember that, kerro," Tsu looked a little sad and I didn't want her to feel guilty for my choice. I should have told her what was wrong with me when we were in that situation, "I want to be a hero but I put Midoriya in danger."
"W-Well that was my-my fault," I told her with a smile; All Might says if you smile you can reassure people, "I chose to do that. I'll never turn it off again, promise." I almost held my pinkie finger out but managed to remind myself not to do it. Pinkie promises are for Kacchan.
"Not to interrupt," Shinso said from the back of the room, "But I brought you some stuff too." He expertly weaseled through my friends and put a bag on my lap, "I heard you could eat solid foods so I made some mochi. Your mom says you like them."
"I didn't know you you knew how to make mochi, Shinso!" Shinso looked away while scratching the back of his neck, he does that a lot. I love mochi a lot, a lot of people think mochi tastes weird or the texture is off-putting but it's my favorite!
Iida pushed his glasses up and began robot chopping again, "I shall make a mental note of this!" He said this is about as excited as Iida ever sounds, "When you get out of here let's all go get mochi, Midoriya!"
Ah, this is embarrassing, I'm glad they're all here though. Ururaka looked around and hummed, "I would have thought Bakugo would be here too?" She commented, "I mean you two are so close."
"Oh, he needed to talk to his parents," I miss Kacchan being here but I guess it's fine. When he said he needed to speak to his dad he looked so serious but his eyes looked...almost lost? He must really need some advice, "I'm more confused that Mr. Yagi isn't here. I haven't seen him at all."
I looked up and realized there were a few people who were now missing, Todoroki and Shinso. I guess Todoroki got the answer he was looking for so he slipped out and Shinso must have not liked being around so many people at once. So now there's only three, "Who's Mr. Yagi?" Tsu asked when I didn't continue.
"O-Oh right," I forgot only Kacchan knew about him, "He's my mom's boyfriend," Were they boyfriend and girlfriend? It feels weird to say it, mom's boyfriend, "I think they're serious. He was always over or taking her on dates and stuff, mom says he stayed here when I was asleep but now where is he?"
"Weird," Ururaka said. I looked down at the mochi on my lap and forced myself to stay smiling, I wanted to frown and be sad. Why wasn't Mr. Yagi here? I can't dwell on it though and instead picked a mochi up and took a bite out of it.
I don't know if you're supposed to take bites out of mochi or eat it all at once, it sticks to my teeth a lot and chewing it is super hard so I take bites. Without a drink, it's harder to swallow too but I have water on the side table so it's fine, these mochis are fruit flavored! This one is mango, it's so good!
While digging into the mochi I looked up at Iida and remembered something I wanted to ask him, "Hey Iida." He perked up like he always does when his name is said, "Are you related to Ingenium? You have the same quirk."
"He's my elder brother!" Iida shouted proudly, "He's the best hero around! A good deduction, Midoriya. My family has been pro heroes for generations and we pass down this quirk!" I knew it! That quirk was specific to the Iida family, I completely forgot about their legacy.
"That's so cool!" So Iida and Todoroki are both related to pro heroes! Man, that puts them at such an advantage if you think about it. Like, they could get experience from their family, "Ingenium is one of my favorite heroes. He's so calm during disasters! I have a whole page in my notebook dedicated to him."
"Brilliant!" That seemed to make Iida happy, he must really love his brother, huh? I don't have any siblings so I don't understand a sibling dynamic, are they all like Iida and Ingenium's? That would be nice.
Ururaka spoke after a few moments of silence, "Well, do any of you have siblings? Besides Iida of course. I don't but that's mostly because my parents couldn't afford another kid." Oh, I forget Ururaka's parents are...um, how should I say, not from money.
"I do," Tsu said quickly, "I'm the oldest so I watch them a lot because my parents are always busy with work. Plus there's a lot of responsibility as the oldest to be the best, you know?" Tsu has a heteromorphic quirk, I wonder if her siblings do too, "There's Samidare my little brother and then Satsuki who's a sister and the youngest."
"Whoa that's a lot of siblings," It's only two but it's a lot to me, "I don't have any. It wasn't a problem with money but um...well, I don't even know who my dad is so that makes it hard to have siblings." It felt weird to admit that but it isn't something I'm ashamed of or sad about, it's just something I live with. Hard to be sad over somebody I've never met, "Um do all of your siblings have the same quirk as you?"
Tsu nodded, "Yeah but it's...uh, like my dad looks like a frog and my mom looks like me. I have the most frog-like abilities out of my siblings, Samidare is close but his appearance isn't as effected and Satsuki only looks like Samidare and me because she has green hair and the same eye shape. Samidare and I got out mom's mouth which makes us look more frog-like."
As Tsu was speaking I'd gotten my notebook out and had begun taking notes, so I guess this means heteromorphic quirks aren't always all or nothing. Her parents had kids with a blend of frog abilities, that raises a few questions. Like with Hagakure, she's invisible, could she have a kid who's only invisible in some areas? Like an invisible head? Maybe it would work as a combination? Both of Tsu's parents have frog quirks so there's nothing to combine, hm. I'd have to interview people with heteromorphic quirks to discuss their family tree if I want an answer on this.
"Hey Deku," I looked over at Ururaka as she spoke, "Does Bakugo have any siblings? You'd know if he did, right?"
"Of course I'd know, Kacchan's parents are like my auntie and uncle!" Mrs. Mitsuki was always so nice, she taught me some self-defense a few summers ago but my reaction time is too slow to implement them in a high-stress situation, "He doesn't have any. He's an only child, like me. Kacchan's parents are fashion designers and Mrs. Mitsuki is also a volleyball player so they're always super busy, they didn't want to put a burden onto Kacchan to watch a younger sibling so they never had any." I almost added that Kacchan and I grew up as brothers but that's not quite true, I don't see him as a brother but something different, I don't really have a word for it. Like best friends but more.
"That's cool!" Ururaka's eyes sparkled as she spoke, "Are his parents famous? Do they have money? What do they design?!" She grabbed onto one of my arms and I forced a smile but it was a little uncomfortable talking about Mrs. Mitsuki and Mr. Masaru without them knowing.
"U-Uhm they sell their designs in a lot of places like..." I tried to think of a store name but my eyes caught Tsu's bag first, "Oh that's one of their designs!" I said and pointed at the flowers on her bag, "If you look on one of the leaves it's signed 'Bakugo', right?"
Tsu picked her bag up and looked at the embroidered flowers, "Ah there it is." She said and showed Ururaka and Iida the signature, "I really liked how the tulips looked so I bought the bag. That's pretty neat, kerro."
"Yeah, and I know they go to fashion events like um..." Ah, I forgot the name, "Well they travel to go to events a lot." I've never talked to Kacchan about this, I wonder if it ever upsets him?